Blog Resurrection Day

Today it's time to pick up where I left off in 2009 and write. Blog. Expel. Purge. Contemplate. Sort.

But first, a re-introduction.

My name is Laura. I am now 35 years old. I live in the Bay Area of California. I married a dream boat named Karl this year on May 30th. I have 1 dog named Louie. My profession is Global Trade and Logistics Manager. I am one of 6 children born to Janet and John. I was raised in the Mormon religion. I now independently study and practice religion and spirituality outside of the Mormon religion.


My purpose in resurrecting this blog is to do something selfish. What more do I want to do and become? It has come to the attention of my conscious (thank you, subconscious) that insecurity, fear, pleasing others, feeling guilty for not being what I ought to be to any given person or group of people have all been driving me in my station wagon and it's driving around aimlessly in Blahville. I want to be the one driving my station wagon.

That Albert Camus quote on my headline still rings true. I want to use my time in life, and not just exist as a beta, passive, fearful, self-critical person. Maybe I'm not made up entirely of that blah stuff. But I'm made up of a lot of it, like any half honest person will admit (maybe). I just crave more happiness and purpose and know it's within reach.

So, I'm picking up where I left off on this same blog I started years ago. The previous posts on this blog brought out a side of me that I like. That 20-something year old Laura that carved a life, her own individuality, and had fun. I want to like even more the 30-something Laura that I am now. It's a new day on blog. Time to use plain language, space and photos to document any time I spend increasing my awareness, willing more meaningful purpose in life, and creating happiness.

To that end, I'll propose a post once in a while on living out any of these themes:

- joy
- possibilities
- relationships
- spirituality
- health
- books
- career
- traveling
- feminism
- humanism